Hello, I am looking for an app where I can edit individual samples either by clicking on the sample and move it's amplitude up and down or where I can click and drag to draw a shape. I currently have iZotope's RX--which is great--but the best it can do is you select a range and then you can change the amplitude by (I think) 20db at a time.
Some background. I have a ton of vinyl that I'm recording and while I can get some crackles and noise down pretty well, I am finding that it would be just easier and quicker to simply draw away some of the nastier pops than go through the declick module. And selecting a range and edit them down 20db at a time just takes a long time. So I'd like to export a 32 bit wav, manually fix some of the issues, then import it back into RX to denoise etc. and put the final remastering touches.
If I'm missing a better workflow, I'm all ears.
Audio editor that can edit individual samples
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- KVRian
- 926 posts since 26 Mar, 2014 from Denver, Co
i dont use izotope rx but I believe they have a normalization feature/module like spectralayers does? On a quick google search it appears so. This won't change the levels between the loudest and quietest parts by ratio it will just raise the volume. This should be what your seeking? I've never done any restoration though I don't know if the noise being normalized is complete horrid sounding.
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- KVRAF
- 16800 posts since 8 Mar, 2005 from Utrecht, Holland
It was CoolEditPro (now Adobe Audition) which could do that with individual samples.
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- KVRian
- 923 posts since 13 Jul, 2006
I like the free https://www.ocenaudio.com/ but not sure if it works for what you need. Since it's free, maybe worth checking that out.
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- KVRist
- 39 posts since 12 Jul, 2025 from Germany
You could also try Wavosaur, but you need to set "Edit single sample" first in the menu under "Tools".
The sample editor in Renoise lets you draw waves without clicking each sample point, but you kind of need to open and save files a bit differently than usual.
The sample editor in Renoise lets you draw waves without clicking each sample point, but you kind of need to open and save files a bit differently than usual.
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- KVRist
- 312 posts since 19 May, 2017 from Ukraine, Odesa
Cubase?
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 18 posts since 27 Dec, 2016
That's the module that only let's you change the volume by 20db at a timeqtheerearranger wrote: Sat Nov 29, 2025 12:09 am i dont use izotope rx but I believe they have a normalization feature/module like spectralayers does? On a quick google search it appears so. This won't change the levels between the loudest and quietest parts by ratio it will just raise the volume. This should be what your seeking? I've never done any restoration though I don't know if the noise being normalized is complete horrid sounding.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 18 posts since 27 Dec, 2016
Does anyone know if Audacity does this? I tried it as a wav editor many years ago and its workflow baffled me and gave up. But I saw a recent video about the complete overhaul that v4 has undergone, which releases early next year so I'm wondering about trying that.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 18 posts since 27 Dec, 2016
Wavosaur reminds me of old school Sound Forgev4p0r wrote: Sat Nov 29, 2025 1:47 pm You could also try Wavosaur, but you need to set "Edit single sample" first in the menu under "Tools".
The sample editor in Renoise lets you draw waves without clicking each sample point, but you kind of need to open and save files a bit differently than usual.
I might give this a go. Thanks!-
- KVRAF
- 7664 posts since 2 Sep, 2019
Acon Digital Acoustica 7 added this recently at my request.
It's pretty straight forward, you just zoom in until you can see the individual samples, then click the pencil tool and draw.
Unlike Wavosaur, Mac is supported.
It's pretty straight forward, you just zoom in until you can see the individual samples, then click the pencil tool and draw.
Unlike Wavosaur, Mac is supported.
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- KVRAF
- 2393 posts since 10 Jul, 2006 from Tampa
Audacity has come a very long way in the last several years. I don't use it, so I can't say if it will do what you want. But it would take you less than 10 minutes to find out.__Axon__ wrote: Sat Nov 29, 2025 9:13 pm Does anyone know if Audacity does this? I tried it as a wav editor many years ago and its workflow baffled me and gave up. But I saw a recent video about the complete overhaul that v4 has undergone, which releases early next year so I'm wondering about trying that.
Another great and free sample editor is TX16Wx. It's very powerful and functions more as a sampler plug-in than as a DAW (a role Audacity is trying to fill).
https://www.tx16wx.com/download/
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- KVRAF
- 2592 posts since 15 Feb, 2006 from Another Green World
As someone mentioned, Adobe Audition is really good for this. In fact years ago I went to a live performance by Curtis Roads (DSP legend and granular pioneer, teacher of the Unfiltered Audio devs) and he said that while he still writes his own granular programs and algorithms, much of his work is done on the sample level in Audition, and with FabFilter plugins.